In 1736, James Watt,inventor of the steam engine,was born in Scotland
In 1807,Robert E,Lee, the commander-in chief of the Confederate armies,was born in Stratford,Va.
In 1809,author Edgar Allen Poe was born in Boston.
In 1937, millionaire Howard Hughes set a transcontinental air record by flying his monoplane from Los Angeles to Newark,N.J. in seven hours,28 minutes and 25 seconds
In 1955,a presidential news conference was filmed for television for the first time,with the permission of President Eisenhower.
In 1981,the United States and Iran signed an agreement paving the way for the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months
FIVE YEARS AGO
In a deal sparing himself possible indistment,President Clinton acknowledged for the first time making false statements under oath about Monica Lewinsky;also surrendered his law license for five years.
ONE YEAR AGO
Previewing his second inauguration President Bush pledged to seek unity in a nation divided by political differences,saying,"i am eager and ready for the work ahead
TODAY IN HISTORY
In 1801, John Marshall was appointed chief justice of the United Staes
In 1841, the island of Hong Kong was ceded to Great Britain.(It returned to Chinese control in July 1997)
In 1887,the U.S. Senate approved an agreement to lease Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval base.
In 1896,comedian George Burns was born.
In 1942,Nazi officials held the notorious Wannsee conference,during which they arrived at their " final solution"that called for extermination Jews.
In 1945,President Roosevelt was sworn into office for an unprecedented fourth term.
In 1986,the United States observed the first federal holiday in honor of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
In 1986, Britian and France announced plans to build the Channel Tunnel
TEN YEARS AGO
Hundreds of thousands pf Palestinians turned out to vote in a festive first election,solidly endorsing Yasser Arafat his peace policies.
FIVE YEARS AGO
George Walker Bush became American's 43rd president
In 1841, the island of Hong Kong was ceded to Great Britain.(It returned to Chinese control in July 1997)
In 1887,the U.S. Senate approved an agreement to lease Pearl Harbor in Hawaii as a naval base.
In 1896,comedian George Burns was born.
In 1942,Nazi officials held the notorious Wannsee conference,during which they arrived at their " final solution"that called for extermination Jews.
In 1945,President Roosevelt was sworn into office for an unprecedented fourth term.
In 1986,the United States observed the first federal holiday in honor of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
In 1986, Britian and France announced plans to build the Channel Tunnel
TEN YEARS AGO
Hundreds of thousands pf Palestinians turned out to vote in a festive first election,solidly endorsing Yasser Arafat his peace policies.
FIVE YEARS AGO
George Walker Bush became American's 43rd president
January 21
In 1861,Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and four Southerners resigned from the U.S.Senate.
In 1915,the first Kiwanis Club was founded,in Detroit
In 1950,former State Department official Alger Hiss,accused of bring part of a Communist spy ring,was found guilty in New York of lying to a grand jury. (Hiss,who always maintained his innocence,served less than four years in prison)
In 1954,the first atomic submarine,the USS Nautilus,was launched at Groton,Conn.(however,the Nautilus did not make the first nuclear-powered run until nearly a year later)
In 1976,the supersonic Concorde jet was put into service by Britian and France.
In 1977,President Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders.
In 1997,Speaker Newt Gingrich was reprimanded and fined as the House voted for first time in history to disipline its leader for ethical misconduct.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Pope John Paul II elevated archbishops of New York and Washington and 35 other church leaders to the College of Cardinals
ONE YEAR AGO
A car bomb outside a Shiite mosque in badhad killed at least 14 people;a suicide bombing at a Shiite wedding south of the capital killed at least seven people,including the bride and groom.
The body of Megan Leann Holden,a college student whose abduction was captured on a surveillance videotape as she was leaving her clerk's job at a Wal-Mart,was found in Western Texas
In 1861,Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and four Southerners resigned from the U.S.Senate.
In 1915,the first Kiwanis Club was founded,in Detroit
In 1950,former State Department official Alger Hiss,accused of bring part of a Communist spy ring,was found guilty in New York of lying to a grand jury. (Hiss,who always maintained his innocence,served less than four years in prison)
In 1954,the first atomic submarine,the USS Nautilus,was launched at Groton,Conn.(however,the Nautilus did not make the first nuclear-powered run until nearly a year later)
In 1976,the supersonic Concorde jet was put into service by Britian and France.
In 1977,President Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders.
In 1997,Speaker Newt Gingrich was reprimanded and fined as the House voted for first time in history to disipline its leader for ethical misconduct.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Pope John Paul II elevated archbishops of New York and Washington and 35 other church leaders to the College of Cardinals
ONE YEAR AGO
A car bomb outside a Shiite mosque in badhad killed at least 14 people;a suicide bombing at a Shiite wedding south of the capital killed at least seven people,including the bride and groom.
The body of Megan Leann Holden,a college student whose abduction was captured on a surveillance videotape as she was leaving her clerk's job at a Wal-Mart,was found in Western Texas
January 23
In 1845, Congress decided all national elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
In 1932,New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination
In 1950,The Israeli Knesset approved a resolution proclaiming Jeruselem the capital of Israel.
In 1964,the 24th amendment to the Constitution,eliminating the poll tax in federal elections,was ratified
In 1968,North Korea seized the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo,charging its crew with being on a spying mission.(The crew was released eleven months later)
TEN YEARS AGO
Delivering his state of the Union address to a skeptical Republican Congress,President Clinton traced the themes of his re-election campaign and confronted GOP lawmakers on the budget,demanding they "never--ever" shut down the government again.
In 1845, Congress decided all national elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
In 1932,New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination
In 1950,The Israeli Knesset approved a resolution proclaiming Jeruselem the capital of Israel.
In 1964,the 24th amendment to the Constitution,eliminating the poll tax in federal elections,was ratified
In 1968,North Korea seized the U.S. Navy ship Pueblo,charging its crew with being on a spying mission.(The crew was released eleven months later)
TEN YEARS AGO
Delivering his state of the Union address to a skeptical Republican Congress,President Clinton traced the themes of his re-election campaign and confronted GOP lawmakers on the budget,demanding they "never--ever" shut down the government again.
In 1908,the Boy Scouts troop was organized in England by Robert Baden-Powell.
In 1924, the Russian city of St. Petersburg was renamed Leningrad in honor of the late revolutionary leader (however,it has since been re-named St.Pertersburg)
In 1943,President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill concluded a wartime conference in Casablanca,Morocco.
In 1965,Winston Churchill died in London at age 90
In 1972,the Supreme Court struck down laws that denied welfare benefits to people who had resided in a state for less than a year.
In 1978,a nuclear-powered Soviet satellite plunged throught Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated,scattering radioactive debris over parts of northern Cananda.
In 1985,the space shuttle Discovery was launched from Cape Canaveral,Fla. on the first secret,all-military shuttle mission.
In 1989,confessed serial killer Ted Bundy was put to death in Florida's electric chair.
In 1993,retired Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall died in Bethesda,Md,at age 84.
TEN YEARS AGO
The FDA approved Olestra,the nation's first zero-calorie artificial fat.
Specialist Michael New was discharged from the U.S.Army after a court-martial jury convicted him for refusing to wear a UN beret for a peacekeeping mission in the former Yugoslavia
FIVE YEARS AGO
The last two of seven escaped convicts from Texas were captured in Colorado after 42 days on the run;four others were captured earlier and one committed suicide.
Lucent Technologies said it would eliminate up to 16,000 jobs
In 1924, the Russian city of St. Petersburg was renamed Leningrad in honor of the late revolutionary leader (however,it has since been re-named St.Pertersburg)
In 1943,President Roosevelt and British Prime Minister Churchill concluded a wartime conference in Casablanca,Morocco.
In 1965,Winston Churchill died in London at age 90
In 1972,the Supreme Court struck down laws that denied welfare benefits to people who had resided in a state for less than a year.
In 1978,a nuclear-powered Soviet satellite plunged throught Earth's atmosphere and disintegrated,scattering radioactive debris over parts of northern Cananda.
In 1985,the space shuttle Discovery was launched from Cape Canaveral,Fla. on the first secret,all-military shuttle mission.
In 1989,confessed serial killer Ted Bundy was put to death in Florida's electric chair.
In 1993,retired Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall died in Bethesda,Md,at age 84.
TEN YEARS AGO
The FDA approved Olestra,the nation's first zero-calorie artificial fat.
Specialist Michael New was discharged from the U.S.Army after a court-martial jury convicted him for refusing to wear a UN beret for a peacekeeping mission in the former Yugoslavia
FIVE YEARS AGO
The last two of seven escaped convicts from Texas were captured in Colorado after 42 days on the run;four others were captured earlier and one committed suicide.
Lucent Technologies said it would eliminate up to 16,000 jobs
January 25
In 1787,Shay's Rebellion suffered a setback when debt-ridden farmers led by Captain Daniel Shays failed to capture an arsenal at Springfield,Mass.
In 1890,reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) of the New York World completed a round-the-world journey in 72 days,six hours and 11 minutes.
In 1890,the United Mine Workers of America was founded
In 1915,the inventor of the telephone,Alexander Graham Bell,inaugurated U.S. transcontinental telepnone service.
In 1946,the United Mine Workers rejoined the American Federation of Labor
In 1947,America gangster Al Capone died in Miami Beach Fla., at age 48
In 1959,American Airlines opened the jet age in the United States with the first scheduled transcontinental flight of a Boeing 707.
In 1971,Charles Manson and three women followers were convicted in Los Ageles of murder and conspiracy in the 1969 slaying of seven people,including actress Sharon Tate
In 1990,actress Ava Gardner died in London at age 67
FIVE YEARS AGO
A jury in Fort Lauderdale,Fla., found 13-year old Lionel Tate guilty of first degree murder in the death of a 6-year old family friend (Tate had said he accidentally killed the girl while imitating moves by pro wrestlers)
ONE YEAR AGO
A videotape showed Roy Hallums,an American kiddnapped in Baghdad the previous November,pleading for his life.(Hallums was rescued by coalition troops on Sept.7,2005)
A stampede during a Hindu festival in western India killed at least 258 people
In 1787,Shay's Rebellion suffered a setback when debt-ridden farmers led by Captain Daniel Shays failed to capture an arsenal at Springfield,Mass.
In 1890,reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) of the New York World completed a round-the-world journey in 72 days,six hours and 11 minutes.
In 1890,the United Mine Workers of America was founded
In 1915,the inventor of the telephone,Alexander Graham Bell,inaugurated U.S. transcontinental telepnone service.
In 1946,the United Mine Workers rejoined the American Federation of Labor
In 1947,America gangster Al Capone died in Miami Beach Fla., at age 48
In 1959,American Airlines opened the jet age in the United States with the first scheduled transcontinental flight of a Boeing 707.
In 1971,Charles Manson and three women followers were convicted in Los Ageles of murder and conspiracy in the 1969 slaying of seven people,including actress Sharon Tate
In 1990,actress Ava Gardner died in London at age 67
FIVE YEARS AGO
A jury in Fort Lauderdale,Fla., found 13-year old Lionel Tate guilty of first degree murder in the death of a 6-year old family friend (Tate had said he accidentally killed the girl while imitating moves by pro wrestlers)
ONE YEAR AGO
A videotape showed Roy Hallums,an American kiddnapped in Baghdad the previous November,pleading for his life.(Hallums was rescued by coalition troops on Sept.7,2005)
A stampede during a Hindu festival in western India killed at least 258 people
January 26
In 1802, Congress passed an act calling for a library to be established within the U.S.Capital.
In 1837,Michigan became the 26th state
In 1841,Britain formally occupied Hong Kong,which the Chinese had ceded to the British
In 1961,Louisiana seceded from the Union
In 1870,Virginia rejoined the Union
In 1911,the Richard Strauss opera "Der Rosenkavalier" premiered in Dresden,Germany
In 1942,the first American Expeditionary force to go to Rurope during World Way II went ashore in Northern Ireland.
In 1950,India officially proclaimed itself a republic as Raiendra Prasad took the oath of office as president.
In 1962,the United States ;launched Ranger 3 to land scietific instruments on the moon -but the probe missed its target by some 22,000 miles.
In 1979,former Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller died in New York at age 70.
TEN YEARS AGO
First Lady Hillary Clinton testified before a grand jury connected to the Whitehouse probe.
Hours before a midnight deadline,a confrontation-weary Congress voted to avert a third federal shutdown and finance dozens of agencies for seven more weeks
FIVE YEARS AGO
Lacrosse coach Diane Whipple was attacked and killed by two hugh dogs outside her apartment in San Francisco (the dogs owners were later convicted of murder and manslaughter in connection with the death.)
A devastating earthquake hit the Indian subcontinent,killing more than 13,000 people.
Joseph Kabila was sworn in as Congo's president,after the assassination of his father.
In 1802, Congress passed an act calling for a library to be established within the U.S.Capital.
In 1837,Michigan became the 26th state
In 1841,Britain formally occupied Hong Kong,which the Chinese had ceded to the British
In 1961,Louisiana seceded from the Union
In 1870,Virginia rejoined the Union
In 1911,the Richard Strauss opera "Der Rosenkavalier" premiered in Dresden,Germany
In 1942,the first American Expeditionary force to go to Rurope during World Way II went ashore in Northern Ireland.
In 1950,India officially proclaimed itself a republic as Raiendra Prasad took the oath of office as president.
In 1962,the United States ;launched Ranger 3 to land scietific instruments on the moon -but the probe missed its target by some 22,000 miles.
In 1979,former Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller died in New York at age 70.
TEN YEARS AGO
First Lady Hillary Clinton testified before a grand jury connected to the Whitehouse probe.
Hours before a midnight deadline,a confrontation-weary Congress voted to avert a third federal shutdown and finance dozens of agencies for seven more weeks
FIVE YEARS AGO
Lacrosse coach Diane Whipple was attacked and killed by two hugh dogs outside her apartment in San Francisco (the dogs owners were later convicted of murder and manslaughter in connection with the death.)
A devastating earthquake hit the Indian subcontinent,killing more than 13,000 people.
Joseph Kabila was sworn in as Congo's president,after the assassination of his father.
January 27
In 1880,Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp
In 1901,opera composer Giuseppe Verdi died in Milan,Italy,at age 87.
In 1943, some 50 bombers struck Wilhelmshaven in the first all-American air raid against Germany during World War II
In 1944, Soviet Union announced the end of the deadly German siege of Leningrad,which had lasted for more than two years.
In 1945,Soviet troops liberated the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz and Birkenau in Poland.
In 1951,an era of atomic testing in the Nevada desert began as an Air Force plane dropped a one-Kiloton on Frenchman Flats.
In 1967,astronauts Vigil I. "Gus' Grissom,Edward H. White and Roger B. Chaffee died in a flash fire during a test aboard their Apollo I spacecraft at cape Kennedy,Fla.
In 1967,more than 60 nations signed a treaty banning the orbital nuclear weapons
In 1973,the Vietnam peace accords were sighned in Paris
In 1981, President Reagan greeted the 52 former American hostages released by Iran
TEN YEARS AGO
A man invaded a convent in Waterville Maine,stabbing and beating four
nuns,killing two ot them (Mark Bechard was later found not criminally responsible because of mental illness)
FIVE YEARS AGO
Ten people where killed when a plane bringing people home from Oklahoma State University basketball game against Colorado crashed in a field outside Denver.
In 1880,Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric incandescent lamp
In 1901,opera composer Giuseppe Verdi died in Milan,Italy,at age 87.
In 1943, some 50 bombers struck Wilhelmshaven in the first all-American air raid against Germany during World War II
In 1944, Soviet Union announced the end of the deadly German siege of Leningrad,which had lasted for more than two years.
In 1945,Soviet troops liberated the Nazi concentration camps Auschwitz and Birkenau in Poland.
In 1951,an era of atomic testing in the Nevada desert began as an Air Force plane dropped a one-Kiloton on Frenchman Flats.
In 1967,astronauts Vigil I. "Gus' Grissom,Edward H. White and Roger B. Chaffee died in a flash fire during a test aboard their Apollo I spacecraft at cape Kennedy,Fla.
In 1967,more than 60 nations signed a treaty banning the orbital nuclear weapons
In 1973,the Vietnam peace accords were sighned in Paris
In 1981, President Reagan greeted the 52 former American hostages released by Iran
TEN YEARS AGO
A man invaded a convent in Waterville Maine,stabbing and beating four
nuns,killing two ot them (Mark Bechard was later found not criminally responsible because of mental illness)
FIVE YEARS AGO
Ten people where killed when a plane bringing people home from Oklahoma State University basketball game against Colorado crashed in a field outside Denver.
january 28
In 1878,the first commercial telephone switchboard went into operation,in New Haven,Conn.
In 1909,the United States ended direct control over Cuba.
In 1915,the Coast Guard was created by an act of Congress
In 1916,Louis D.Brandeis was appointed by President Wilson to the Supreme Court,becoming its first Jewish member.
In 1945,during World War II,Allied supplies began reaching China over the newly reopened Burma Road.
In 1973,a cease-fire officially went into effect in the Vietam War.
In 1980,six U.S. diplomats who had avoided being taken hostage at their embassy in Tehran flew out of Iran with the help of Canadian diplomats
TEN YEARS AGO
The Dallas Cowboys capture their third Super Bowl victory in four years,beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17.
France set off a sixth underground nuclear blast in a series of atomic test blast that generated protests worldwide.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Only a week after naming a record-setting 37 new cardinals,Pope John Paul II announced five more cardinals--two Germans,one each from South Africa,Bolivia and Ukraine
In 1878,the first commercial telephone switchboard went into operation,in New Haven,Conn.
In 1909,the United States ended direct control over Cuba.
In 1915,the Coast Guard was created by an act of Congress
In 1916,Louis D.Brandeis was appointed by President Wilson to the Supreme Court,becoming its first Jewish member.
In 1945,during World War II,Allied supplies began reaching China over the newly reopened Burma Road.
In 1973,a cease-fire officially went into effect in the Vietam War.
In 1980,six U.S. diplomats who had avoided being taken hostage at their embassy in Tehran flew out of Iran with the help of Canadian diplomats
TEN YEARS AGO
The Dallas Cowboys capture their third Super Bowl victory in four years,beating the Pittsburgh Steelers 27-17.
France set off a sixth underground nuclear blast in a series of atomic test blast that generated protests worldwide.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Only a week after naming a record-setting 37 new cardinals,Pope John Paul II announced five more cardinals--two Germans,one each from South Africa,Bolivia and Ukraine
January 30
In 1649,England's King Charles I was beheaded .
In 1882, the 32nd president of the United States,Franklin Delano Roosevelt,was born in Hyde Park,N.Y.
In 1933, Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany
In 1933,the first episode of the "Lone Ranger" radio program was broadcast on station WXYZ in Detroit
In 1948,Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi was murdered by a Hindu extremist
In 1962, two members of "The Flying Wallendas' high-wire act were killed when their seven-person pyramid collapsed during a performance in Detroit
In 1964,the United States launched Ranger 6,an unmanned spacecraft carring television cameras that was to crash-land on the moon
In 1972,13 Roman Catholic civil rights marchers were shot to death by British soldiers in Northern Ireland on what became known as "Bloody Sunday"
In 1979,the civilian government of Iran announced it had decided to allow Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who'd been living in exile in France to return.
In 1981,an estimated 2 million New Yorkers turned out for a ticker-tape parade honoring the freed Americn hostages from Iran
TEN YEARS AGO
In an election as an early barometer for the national political season,Ron Wyden won a close race to become Oregon's first Democratic U.S. senator in 30 tears,replaceing Bob Packwood.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Republicans pushed John Ashcroft's attorney general nomination to the Senate floor by a narrow 10-8 Judiciary Committee vote;all but one Democrat voted against him.
In 1649,England's King Charles I was beheaded .
In 1882, the 32nd president of the United States,Franklin Delano Roosevelt,was born in Hyde Park,N.Y.
In 1933, Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany
In 1933,the first episode of the "Lone Ranger" radio program was broadcast on station WXYZ in Detroit
In 1948,Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi was murdered by a Hindu extremist
In 1962, two members of "The Flying Wallendas' high-wire act were killed when their seven-person pyramid collapsed during a performance in Detroit
In 1964,the United States launched Ranger 6,an unmanned spacecraft carring television cameras that was to crash-land on the moon
In 1972,13 Roman Catholic civil rights marchers were shot to death by British soldiers in Northern Ireland on what became known as "Bloody Sunday"
In 1979,the civilian government of Iran announced it had decided to allow Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, who'd been living in exile in France to return.
In 1981,an estimated 2 million New Yorkers turned out for a ticker-tape parade honoring the freed Americn hostages from Iran
TEN YEARS AGO
In an election as an early barometer for the national political season,Ron Wyden won a close race to become Oregon's first Democratic U.S. senator in 30 tears,replaceing Bob Packwood.
FIVE YEARS AGO
Republicans pushed John Ashcroft's attorney general nomination to the Senate floor by a narrow 10-8 Judiciary Committee vote;all but one Democrat voted against him.
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